PRIVY SEAL

His Last Venture

"Ille potens ... et lætus cui licet in diem
Dixisse: Vixi!..."

part one
[The Rising Sun,][1]
part two
[The Distant Cloud,][75]
part three
[The Sunburst,][153]

To
Frau Laura Schmedding

who has so often combated
my prejudices and corrected
my assertions
this with affection

PART ONE

THE RISING SUN